Learning A Bit

Category: Python

  • No Replacement for the Real Thing

    If you have read this blog before, then you know I have done plenty of tutorials. With this practice, comes plenty of repetition. And while in the middle of the tutorial, I understand what I am doing. But once it is completed, I am left with an overall understanding (which is not a bad thing…

  • More with Udemy and Python

    Another tutorial has fallen before me!!! This time, I have taken down REST APIs with Flask and Python. This one was more enjoyable than the previous course. I felt it was more on point for the description, but we also went down a possibly “unneeded” rabbit hole. (These opinions may be coming from my inexperience as…

  • La Petit Errors

    Let me say, there is probably no such thing as a tiny error. The devil is in the details. And apparently the bane of my existence… Recently, two tiny, major errors caused me to waste time on items I should not have. The first error involves modifying a tutorial. For project details, you can see it here.…

  • Completion! (Mostly…)

    Looking back over some the items I have been trying to learn, I have decided to narrow my focus. It has been getting waaaaay too broad. Primarily, I am cutting out data analytics and Docker for now. I need to figure out how to use the current tools well before jumping in to specialty items…

  • edX Comes to the Rescue

    After deciding to not complete (and pay for) the 30 Days of Python, I turned my sights back to edX! I have started the course Using Python for Research, and have just completed the homework for week 2. The homework for week 1 threw me for a loop, and to be honest, I did not complete…

  • 30 Days of Python

    Today I am starting 30 Days of Python by Coding for Entrepreneurs. It may not take me 30 whole days, as I have a little python experience and some of it may be review. I will not rush through any of it. I will complete it, while making the best of the experience alongside some…

  • Jumping back in…

    It has been waaaaay too long since I have posted here, on Github, or written any code (for myself). I had a valid reason for missing posts for a short period of time (I relocated to a different city), but multiple months is inexcusable. The time has come for me to re-orient my mind, and my…

  • Django is powerful! (not the movie)

    I have almost completed another tutorial on Teamtreehouse.com, it’s called Django Basics. And I have to say, django is a pretty impressive framework. Admittedly, this is the first time I’ve ever used it, or anything like it. Soon, I’ll post the files to github, but part of me feels like that would be cheating. It’s…

  • A Not Real Place

    The other night, I made another step in the journey to learning python, virtualenv has been achieved! Virtualenv is a python version of VMWare or VirtualBox. It allows you to create a virtual environment on your local machine or server and not have to worry about interfering with your base configuration. For reference, I installed…

  • Bitten by Python

    Yesterday, I completed edx’s Introduction to Python for Data Science course. If I may pat myself on the back, I received a perfect score! I audited this course, I did not sign up for the certificate. I will admit, this was a bit easier than I expected, it was completed over the course of about 3…